SECONDARY 1 (GRADE 7) MOCK TEST PAPER SET 1

NAME: Index Number:

SCHOOL:

INSTRUCTIONS:
1. Please DO NOT OPEN the contest booklet until the Proctor has given permission to
start
2. TIME: 1 hour 30 minutes.
3. There are 25 questions with 100 total points:
Section A: Questions 1 to 15 score 3 points each, no points are deducted for an
unanswered or wrong answer.
Section B: Questions 16 to 20 score 5 points each, no points are deducted for an
unanswered or wrong answer.
Section C: Questions 21 to 25 score 6 points each, no points are deducted for an unanswered
or wrong answer.
4. Shade your answers neatly using a 2B lead pencil in the Answer Entry Sheet.
5. PROCTORING: No one may help any student in any way during the contest.
6. No electronic devices capable of storing and displaying visual information are allowed
during the course of the exam. Strictly No Calculators are allowed.
7. All students must fill and shade their Name, School and Index Number in the
Answer Entry Sheet and Contest booklet.
8. MINIMUM TIME: Students must stay in the exam hall for at least 1 hour.
9. A student must show detailed working and transfer answers to the Answer Entry
Sheet.
10. No exam papers and written notes can be taken out by any contestant.

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ROUGH WORKING

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Section A: 15 Multiple Choice Questions
3 points each

Question 1
Find the possible value(s) of √(√0.0081 + √0.0001 + √0.81).
A. 1
B. -1
C. Both 1 and -1
D. Decimal numbers do not have square roots
E. √0.019

Question 2
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If 5 is added to the numerator and denominator of the fraction , how will the value
11
of the fraction change?
A. No change
B. Increase
C. Decrease
11
D. It increases by 16
E. The fraction evaluates to 1

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Question 3
If a mother makes 𝑥 cakes in 2 hours and 𝑦 pizzas in 3 hours, how many cakes and
pizzas altogether does she make in 6 hours? Assume she is making both together
and that she works just as fast as if she made them separately.
𝑥 𝑦
A. 6(2 + 3)
𝑦 𝑥
B. 6 ( 2 + 3)
C. 6(2𝑥 + 3𝑦)
D. 6(3𝑥 + 2𝑦)
E. 30

Question 4
Sasha wants to fit an image into a box on her computer screen. Her original image
1 1
was 1 2 inches wide and 2 4 inches tall. Her computer screen box is 4 inches wide.
She needs to adjust the box on her computer screen. How tall does the computer
screen box need to be for her to fit the image exactly and snugly into the box,
without squishing or stretching the image? The choices shown are in inches.
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A. 32
27
B. 32
C. 6
3
D. 4 4
1
E. 2 2

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Question 5
I have a set of four numbers 𝑃, 𝑄, 𝑅, 𝑆 in ascending order. The average of 𝑃, 𝑄, and
𝑅 is 22, and the average of 𝑄, 𝑅, and 𝑆 is 24. The largest number is 27. Then, the
smallest number in this set:
A. is prime
B. is a multiple of 9
C. is a multiple of 11
D. is a multiple of 7
E. cannot be determined with this information

Question 6
The difference in the place values of the numeral 7 in the largest and the smallest
numbers formed using 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 (each digit is used once and exactly once) is
A. 69,993
B. 41,976
C. 76,536
D. 9,999
E. 70

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Question 7
Assume that all sections within each of the given shapes are the same size. Consider
only the area represented by the flower, the circle, etc. without including any
surrounding area around it. Which fraction below represents the fraction of the
shaded part of any shape in the simplest form?

𝑖 𝑖𝑖 𝑖𝑖𝑖 𝑖𝑣 𝑣

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A. 13
4
B. 10
1
C. 4
2
D. 3
1
E.
2

Question 8
A tessellation is a set of figures that can cover a plane without overlapping or
leaving any gaps. Tessellations with triangles would look like the following:

You can continue in the horizontal and vertical directions infinitely to place more
such triangles to form larger such tightly fitted spaces with no gaps or overlaps.
Consider three identical regular pentagons. In how many ways can 3 such
pentagons be arranged so that they form a tessellation?

A. Zero
B. One
C. Two
D. Four
E. Infinite

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Question 9
Look at the following graph. Which of the following sections of the graph have the
highest rate of change?

A. 𝐴 to 𝐵
B. 𝐵 to 𝐶
C. 𝐴 to 𝐶
D. 𝐷 to 𝐸
E. 𝐸 to 𝐹

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Question 10
A paper is folded as shown below and punched in its folded state. When the paper is
opened out again, what will be the pattern of holes formed?

A.

B.

C.

D.
E. None of these

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Question 11
Which of the following Venn diagrams represents soccer players, high school Math
enthusiasts, and students?

A.

B.

C.

D.

E. None of these

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Question 12
40 people are in a movie theatre which offers two snack options – popcorns and
chips. 26 people like popcorns but they do not like chips. 32 students like popcorns.
Everyone in the theatre likes at least one of the two snack options. Find the number
of people who like both.
A. 6
B. 8
C. 32
D. 40
E. Indeterminate

Question 13
The surface areas of the two spheres are in the ratio 4: 9. Find the ratio of their
volumes.
A. 2: 3
B. 16: 31
C. 3: 2
D. 4: 9
E. 8: 27

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Question 14
How many three-digit natural numbers are divisible by 7?
A. 141
B. 142
C. 143
D. 128
E. 129

Question 15
A lattice point is a point in a Cartesian coordinate system such that both its - and
-coordinates are integers. How many lattice points are there in a line with (2,4),
(3,6)?
A. 12
B. 6
C. 1
D. 2
E. Infinitely many

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Section B – 5 Open-Ended Questions
5 points each

Question 16
Suppose you have a number with 2021 digits. Let 𝑃 be its sum of digits. Let 𝑄 be
the sum of the digits of 𝑃. Let 𝑅 be the sum of the digits of 𝑄. (Assume simple
addition but not digital sum or recursive sum.) Find the largest value of 𝑄.

Question: 17
Given
X Y Z
+ Z Y X
A B A A
where 𝐴, 𝐵, 𝑋, 𝑌, 𝑍 are unique positive single-digit numbers, what is the number of
possible combinations for 𝑋 and 𝑍 to satisfy this equation?

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Question 18
A steel cuboid is reshaped into a cube. Initially, its length, breadth, and depth were
270 cm, 100 cm, and 64 cm respectively. Find the sum of digits of the surface area
of the cube.

Question 19
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If (3𝑥 − 4) ∶ (𝑦 + 15) is a fixed ratio and if 𝑥 = 3, then 𝑦 = 12. Find the value of 𝑥 +
𝑦 when 𝑥 = 2.

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Question 20
What is the sum of prime numbers between 2000 and 2021?

Solution:
The prime numbers between 2000 and 2021 are:
2003, 2011, 2017
Their sum is 2003 + 2011 + 2017 = 6031.
Answer: 6031

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Section C: 5 Open-Ended Questions
6 points each

Question 21
A lattice point is a point in a Cartesian coordinate system such that both its - and
-coordinates are integers. A point lattice is constructed by plotting all of the
points such that and are positive integers. How many points in the point
lattice lie on the line 𝑦 = −4𝑥 + 8?

Question 22

Several people were surveyed for their preference from 4 drinks 𝐴, 𝐵, 𝐶, 𝐷. All the
people surveyed are represented in the graph below. If the fraction of people who
𝑚
preferred 𝐴 is 𝑛 , find 𝑚 + 𝑛.

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Question 23
How many three-digit natural numbers ‘𝑛’ can there be such that all the three
conditions given below are satisfied:
Condition 1: 𝑛 − 14 is divisible by 7,
Condition 2: 𝑛 − 24 is divisible by 8, and
Condition 3: 𝑛 − 36 is divisible by 9.

Question 24

Simplify and round off to the nearest whole number:

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Question 25
Use all 9 digits exactly once - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, as numerator and
1
denominator, create a fraction equalling 3 (one third). The digits in the numerator
and denominator should together have all the 9 digits shown here. What is the
numerator?

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ANSWER KEY

QUESTION 1 A QUESTION 14 D

QUESTION 2 B QUESTION 15 E

QUESTION 3 A QUESTION 16 0035

QUESTION 4 C QUESTION 17 0006

QUESTION 5 D QUESTION 18 0018

QUESTION 6 A QUESTION 19 0005

QUESTION 7 D QUESTION 20 6031

QUESTION 8 A QUESTION 21 0001

QUESTION 9 E QUESTION 22 0016

QUESTION 10 D QUESTION 23 0001

QUESTION 11 B QUESTION 24 0007

QUESTION 12 A QUESTION 25 5832

QUESTION 13 E

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